Button.



. rNo. 739,185. 'PATENTBD SEPT. l5, 1903.

J. KBARNEY.

l BUTTON.

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UNITED STATES Patented September 15, 1903.

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BUTTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. I739,185, datedSeptember 15, 1903.

Application tiled February 21, 1903. Serial No. 144,368. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, JOHN KEARNEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State ofKentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements in Buttons, of whichthe follow ing is a specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in buttons; and it consists inthe construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claim. Y

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view of the button,showing thecrossbar in position over the hinges. Fig. 2 is a plan Viewshowing the sections locked by the cross-bar. Fig. 3 is a section online Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section showing the wings in a closed position.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, l designates a diskhaving'a plurality of perforations l', by means of which said disk issecured to a garment, and this disk has a turnable stem 2, mountedcentrally therein, and on this stem is movably secured semicircularwings 4, hinged together, as shown at 5. To the upper end of the stem issecured a cross-bar 3, which is adapted to be shifted by means of themovement of the stem of the disk l so as to be in a parallel planewiththe hinges of the wings, as shown in Fig. 1, whereby to permit of thewings being raised in an upright position, as shown in Fig. 4. When theWings are in this raised position, they are adapted to be insertedthrough a buttonhole and prevented from being withdrawn therefrom bybringing the wings down to their normal position and by turning thecross-bar 2 over the sections of the wings, as shown in Fig. 3, whichpermits of said cross-bar locking the wings in normal position. Thesemicircular wings are provided with edge flanges 5a, whereby when saidsections are brought together in an upright or. folded position, asshown in Fig. 4, they serve to form a semicircular recess 5b betweenthem to permit of the inclosing of the cross-bar in a position above thehingejoint of the wings during the operation of insertion or passing ofsaid section of Wings through a buttonhole.

The structure of the button is especially adapted for use in torn orfrayed buttonholes and can be quickly inserted therein by folding theWings together in a manner hereinbefore described.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- A button comprising aperforated disk having a rotating stem therein, and sections ofsemicircular wings hinged together and movl ably mounted on the stem,said wings also having marginal edge flanges which serve to form asemicircular recess between the same l when folded together, a cross-barsecured to Witnesses:

FRANK L. SMITH, 'EMMA DozIER.

